Year of Fire, The
Publication Information
Author:  Jam, Teddy	Illustrator:  Wallace, Ian
Title:  Year of Fire, The	Date:  1992
Publisher:  Macmillan	City:  New York, NY
ISBN, paperback:  0-689-50566-3	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    historical fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
Grandpa tells granddaughter about the worst fire he has ever known, a fire that happened when the grandfather was a child. (based on a true story)
Teaching Ideas:
This book will work well as part of a text set related to any of the themes mentioned above. The intergenerational storytelling aspect may encourage learners to collect, write, or perform their own family stories. Life cycles may be another aspect of interest; students may wish to reflect on the good that can come from what seems at the time to be a tragedy. www.nfpa.org
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Family > grandparents Family > oral history Hardships > disasters > natural disasters > fire Literature and Language > storytelling Geography > environment Communities > rural > rural life > farms Geography > environment > nature

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